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Title: Knocking noise coming from rear Please help!!
Post by: DanielF on January 29, 2013, 10:08:02 pm

Hello people

I've got a golf mk5 tdi and it's recently started to make a knocking noise at the rear I have replaced the anti roll bar bushes and drop links but it is still the same.
The noise gets worse over lots of bumps I would say the noise is like plastic knocking.
I am also lowered on fk silver line coilovers which was fitted about 1month ago.

If anyone could give me some info I would be very grateful.

Thanks

Title: Re: Knocking noise coming from rear Please help!!
Post by: camfollower on January 29, 2013, 10:25:31 pm

everything out of the boot, spare wheel etc, Seats down and up, parcel shelf out, wheel arch liners

Title: Re: Knocking noise coming from rear Please help!!
Post by: DanielF on January 29, 2013, 10:26:45 pm

Tried all of that and still does it :( defiantly coming from under the car.

Title: Re: Knocking noise coming from rear Please help!!
Post by: camfollower on January 29, 2013, 10:29:32 pm

Exhaust?
Definitely not rubbing then.
Dead shock due to lowering too much.?

Title: Re: Knocking noise coming from rear Please help!!
Post by: webby888 on January 29, 2013, 10:34:32 pm

iv got the same issue with mine with fk street coilovers

Title: Re: Knocking noise coming from rear Please help!!
Post by: DanielF on January 29, 2013, 10:35:10 pm

Not exhaust mate
But could be rear shocks but there only a month old :(

Title: Re: Knocking noise coming from rear Please help!!
Post by: DanielF on January 29, 2013, 10:36:07 pm

Quote from: webby888 on January 29, 2013, 10:34:32 pm

iv got the same issue with mine with fk street coilovers

Is yours like a plastic rattle and does it do it a lot over slight bumpy roads?

Title: Re: Knocking noise coming from rear Please help!!
Post by: webby888 on January 30, 2013, 05:25:02 pm

Quote from: DanielF on January 29, 2013, 10:36:07 pm

Quote from: webby888 on January 29, 2013, 10:34:32 pm

iv got the same issue with mine with fk street coilovers

Is yours like a plastic rattle and does it do it a lot over slight bumpy roads?

yeah exactly that! higher speeds cant hear it too much tho just slow speeds on small bumped roads

Title: Re: Knocking noise coming from rear Please help!!
Post by: DanielF on January 30, 2013, 06:53:38 pm

Not good at all :( some must of solved this problem
What have you tried so far?

Title: Re: Knocking noise coming from rear Please help!!
Post by: OSB on January 30, 2013, 07:14:45 pm

I had 2 tapping noises from the rear -
1 was suprisingly loud for a small item - one of the rear number plate lights was loose. Tightened the screws but it did not stop and found a sealing gasket was missing.
The other was a wire loose (leading to my rear parking sensors) behind the R/H side boot trim. Trim is a bit of a sod to get off, so I got the rear free enough to jam some foam in, on the wire. Waiting for warmer weather to do a proper job.
Hope these might help.

Title: Re: Knocking noise coming from rear Please help!!
Post by: OSB on January 30, 2013, 07:19:42 pm

And on a previous car I found the number plate rattled. Tightened the screws but the centre of the plate would flap slightly so I stuck it down with double sided foam pads...

Title: Re: Knocking noise coming from rear Please help!!
Post by: DanielF on February 02, 2013, 08:40:16 pm

Anymore ideas people?

On the rear suspension setup I've got a rubber at the top and then put the adjuster at the bottom but didnt put no rubber under it is this right?